ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,227, issued on March 17, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Powering breathing apparatus" was invented by Alex Young (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a respiratory therapy system comprising: a primary power supply, a secondary power supply, and a breathing apparatus configured to provide respiratory therapy. The breathing apparatus comprises a controller. There is a connection between the primary power supply and the breathing apparatus configured to facilitate transmission of power and data between the primary power supply and the breathing apparatus. T...